Deijha represents clients in complex tort and general casualty defense matters.
Prior to joining Hinshaw, Deijha clerked for the Circuit Court of Cook County in the Commercial Law Division and later for the Presiding Judge of the Law Division. During law school, she externed in the Central District of Illinois, the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery – Mortgage Foreclosure section, and served as a 711 law clerk in the Juvenile Division of the Office of the Public Guardian.
Professional Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Defense Counsel
Recognition
- The National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2026
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, Order of Barristers; Dean’s List; Moot Court Executive Board; Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Council; Black Law Students Association Constance Baker Motley Regional Mock Trial Competition, Second Place and National Qualifier; Herzog Moot Court Competition, Octofinalist; Dean’s Scholarship Recipient; Illinois Judges Foundation Harold Sullivan Scholarship Recipient; and Black Women Lawyers’ Association Summer Grant Recipient
Education
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, JD, 2021
- Bob Jones University, BA, cum laude, 2015
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